Empowering the consumer has been an inherent quality and a foundation for the Internet. A sleeping giant is about to awaken and provide even more "power to the people" through a relatively young organization .... www.meetup.comThe group boasts almost 2 million members scattered across 10,000 groups. What is of significant note is the equity participation (under $10 million) by noteables Ebay, Esther Dyson, Allen & Co.,and Senator Bill Bradley among others.Climb on this bandwagon FAST with sponsorship participation.